The road is in good condition, but the height of the surrounding mountains brings an early onset to dusk and a late dawn.

Only residents may drive motor vehicles through the village, so most tour guides and advisers recommend walking through its streets to see its medieval character and look up at the surrounding mountains.

The houses and buildings are examples of the rural medieval stone mountain construction with wooden balconies and windows.

As well as the balconies, local woodworkers produce cattle yokes, sandals, canes, and cutlery that are distinctive to rural Cantabria.

The lack of opportunity for local youth and its remoteness was leading to a population decline heading toward its abandonment until the government's injection of funds to make it a tourist destination in 1979.